New Trial Ordered in McKenzie Dam Case
After a long fight spanning a decade, the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals ordered a third trial in the McKenzie Construction company versus City of San Antonio damage suit over the Olmos dam project. The court cited misconduct and improper claims, remanding for a new trial while ruling the engineer’s actions caused delays and damages.
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Wigallan
State Supreme Court
McKenzie Construction Company
San Antonio
Olmes Dam
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
W. Q. Murray
San An
Olmos
John W Tobin
Mekenzie Con Frito Company
Meckenzie Company
Cal. S. F. Creeedlits
Nueces
A. B. Fopkins
Tn 8
Supreme Court
Appeals
Murray
McKenzie
Aut
Am Sreking
City Attorney Expands Office Space at City Hall
Expansion of the city attorney's office on the second floor continued on Wednesday. The new area occupies rooms once part of the Stenographers' pool between the city attorney and park commissioner offices. The law library and the desk of J Arthur Sandlin were moved into the new space, with Sandlin moving from a shared office with Henry Dieimann.
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City Hall
Faltow
Stenographers
Lawbrary
J. Arthur Sandlin
Sandin
Henry Dieimann
Adult Education Panel Planned at Alamo District Meet
A panel discussion on adult education will be held during the general session of the Alamo district Texas State Toschorn association meeting on Friday at 2 p.m. at Travis Park Methodist church. Speakers include Ray Ashworth, Julia Grothaus, the Rev. Slainey Kite man, the Rev. Albert P. Shirkey, A. C. Skinner, Dr. Arnold G. Wood, Helen Young, and L. D. Moore.
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Alamo
Texas State Toschorn’ Association
Travis Park Methodist Church
Oelide
Clef
Ray Ashworth
Julia Grothaus
Slainey Kiteman
Albert P. Shirkey
A. C. Skinner
Arnold G. Wood
Helen Young
L. D. Moore
Sinking Town Pay Sh Bead Sinking Town Pay Sh Bead nee
Local distress signals hint at financial trouble in a town facing a sinking economy. Officials and residents weigh potential funding options and aid measures amid rising costs and shrinking revenues.
Another Dash For Blankets In San Antono Weather
Weatherman J H Jarboe warned of a moderate spring cold front moving into the city. Winds shift from south to north and temperatures will fall into the 40s Thursday morning. The cold snap is linked to a Midwest cold wave expected to move eastward, with only a day or so of mild cold remaining. The Wednesday high of 70 was expected to drop as the chill arrives.
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San
Texas
Lanier School to Offer Night Courses in San Antonio
Lanier Vocational School will run public night classes under C. E. Troute principal of the city’s part time and evening schools. Courses include sewing pattern work dressmaking tailoring cooking household employment typewriting and shorthand. Evening classes mostly meet Monday and Wednesday nights with sessions from 7 to 9 p m.
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Lanier
C . E. Troute
San Antonio
Trout
Hungarian police foil alleged plot to assassinate minister
London reports from Budapest say police uncovered a plot to assassinate Interior Minister Prancea Keresaten-Piseher. Arrests included Li T Hembess of the Arrow Cross Nazi party, with more detentions expected as investigations continue.
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London
Maxey
INS
Budapest
Prancea Keresaten-Piseher
Li T Hembess
Maxine Elliot Dies in France at Riviera Villa
Maxine Elliot, American socialite of a prominent family, died last night at her villa Chateau l Horizon in Juan les Pins France. Funeral plans await arrival of her sister Lady Porbes Robertson on the Riviera.
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Paris
Mareh
INS
Maxime Eliot
Uclyesa
Horizon
Juan Les Pins
Riviera
Porbes-Robertaon
Stolen 828 From Car Reported Near Burnet Avenue
Harry i Frome reported a theft Wednesday at 130 Burnet Avenue. A loss of 25 dollars from the home family belongings was noted.
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Harry i
Frome
Burnet
Hove
Welles Plan To Meet Polish Leaders In Paris
Paris report says United States undersecretary of state Sumner Welles will visit Paris this week to meet with Polish government in exile chiefs as part of Roosevelt administration fact finding. He will be hosted by President Lebrun and Premier Daladier on arrival and stay through Friday and Saturday to confer with French leaders.
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United States
Sumer Welles Wold
Roosevelt
Welles
Lebrun
Daladier i
Avrival
Switzerland
Third Term Topic Speech at Sacred Heart Church Hall
A local notice notes attorney Knight speaking on the third term topic at a Wednesday gathering in the Sacred Heart Church Hall. The event centers on political issues and community concerns.
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Stick Knight
Sacred Heart Church Hall
Resident found shot to death in hotel room
W. A. King a 79 year old retired railroad engineer, former Del Rio and El Paso resident, was found dead in his room at the Casing club on Wednesday morning. The body showed a pistol wound to the temple. a pistol remained in his waistband and an inquest was ordered.
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King
del Rio
el Paso
Wiltington
Del
Elvan
Lucian Bradley
East Crockett Street
Bradley
Bern
Missing Mexican Plane Located Near Veracruz Jungle
A Mexican airliner missing since yesterday with 12 aboard was located today about 20 miles northwest of Minatitlan in Vera Cruz state. A search pilot reported survivors near the wreckage, but total numbers could not be confirmed. The plane sent Verey signals and a white cloth was seen in the jungle.
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Mexico City
Minatitlan
Vera Cruz
Alc
Four Slammers Sentenced in Russian Slander Case
MOSCOW March 6 four Kiev men were jailed for four to fifteen years for slander and discrediting nearly 400 Communists and state officials over two years. Pravda said the four caused arrests and prosecutions of many innocent people and that Soviet editors were deceived.
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Moscow
Kiev
Pravda
Communist Party
Sls
Texas Road Map for 1940 Is Ready For Texans
The Texas highway department announced the spring edition of the official 1940 highway map is ready for distribution. It shows road conditions as of February 15 and copies may be obtained by addressing the central office in Austin or any of the 25 district offices.
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Austin
March
Ifi
Highway Department
Air Raid Alarm Sounded Over Gibraltar Amid Attack Alert
Five unidentified planes approached Gibraltar from the northwest triggering the fifth air raid alarm of the war. Citizens sought shelter as crowds rushed to protect themselves and guard against potential strikes.
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Gibraltar
George M Cohan's daughter Mary wed in Doylestown
Mary Cohan, daughter of George M Cohan, married George Ranken, a New York nightclub accordionist, in Doylestown Pennsylvania by a justice of the peace. The ceremony followed a disrupted elopement, caused by Pennsylvania marriage-law issues.
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Doylestown
Mitch
George M. Cohan
Mary
George Ranken
New York
Pennsylvania
Two Customs Men Hold Probe Here
Two customs men from the Houston office A PT Gummings and John Griebel were in San Antonio Wednesday conducting a special investigation. They declined to divulge details of the probe.
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Houston
A. PT. Gummings
John Griebel
San Antonio
French tribunal hands tenth sentences to radio traitors
In Paris on March 6 a French military tribunal sentenced Paul Fer Donner and Andre Obrecht in absentia as Stuttgart radio traitors. They were convicted of reason and faced death assessed by the tribunal.
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Paris
IPI
Paul Ferdonner
Andre Obrecht
Stuttgart
Red Army Presses Viborg Front In Heavy Fighting
Fierce fighting and air raids reported around Viborg bay as Soviet forces push on the Karelian coast. Finnish lines at Kant and Kuhmo endure while casualties rise at Mikkeli Lahti and Kuopio. 16 planes downed, 40 killed in strikes near Mikkeli.
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Red Army
Viborg Bay
Pianish High Command
Wunks
Arclery
Jorhidhe Finns
Bay
Vuokal
Bate Tle Lhes
Ate Lacks
Mikkeli
Lahtii
Kuopio
Finland
Viborg
Tull
Gulf of Finland
Helsinki
Baby Wins Diaper Derby in New York
New York March 1967 baby Gale Swanson ten months old won the first diaper derby in a 20 foot trawling race. Second and third place went to Petut Nevins fourteen months and Ann Yolan eleven months. They will compete with babies from across the country in world championship finals this summer.
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New York
Gale Swanson
Baby Swanson
Petut Nevins
Ann Yolan
Russia apologizes for Swedish raid after bombing Parjain
STOCKHOLM March 6-17 The Soviet government apologized for the February 21 bombing of Parjain in Sweden by Red Army planes. A Russian note of apology was handed to the Swedish delegation in Moscow. Previously Moscow had denied responsibility for the attack.
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Stockholm
Par Jain
Sweden
Lnst Hight
Moscow
Open Saloon Ban Applies in Dry Areas, Court Rules
AUSTIN Texas March 6 The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled the law forbids operation of a saloon in dry areas. The decisions from Brown County addressed sufficiency of evidence and whether the prohibition included open saloons and liquor locations in dry tracts.
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Austin
Court of Crimina Appeals
Red Tox
Brown County
British and German Clash On Western Front With Casualties
Paris dispatch notes French and British forces exchanging attacks along the western front. British soldiers suffer several casualties with two killed and one wounded, while German raiders take prisoners and report heavy artillery support. The DNB confirms a bold German dugout assault near the Moselle front, with 20 British killed and 16 captured as troops claim a breakthrough.
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Berlin
Privoner
Dromt
Britleish
Moselle
DNB
High Command
Ehueldating
Duke of Cornwall
Ore
Paris
Vosges
Mrs Cox Found Guilty in Fatal Moseley Shooting
Frances Cox, a retired Army sergeant, was sentenced to three years in prison after a one day trial in Criminal District court. She admitted to firing a single shot at Fred Moseley on June 29 1990, claiming his advances forced her to act while on Moseley Street. Her husband Alonzo Cox testified he heard the admission and the defense signaled possible appeal.
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Fred Moseley
Frances Cox
Criminal District Court
Alonzo Cox
Cox
Moses Jey
Une
Mason Street
Moseley
Tan
Remington Arms Indicted Over Mexico Ammunition Shipment
A federal grand jury indicted Remington Arms in Houston on alleged neutrality act violations for shipping 27 400 rounds of ammunition to Mexico without a permit. Two Mexican nationals, Arispe and Prieto, were also indicted and jailed in Laredo. Bond set at 10 000 for the company and 1 800 for each individual.
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Houston
Remington Arms Company
Mexico
Laredo
Texas
Lleut
Francisco de Vaile
Arispe
Gregorio Prieto
National Revolutionary Party of Mexico
Rodrigo Queveda
Mexican National Congress
National Revolutionary Party
United States
George Jolin
Secretary ‘of State
He Szin
Remington Police Service
James V. Alfred
Arisne and
Prieto
Kien
Hull Invited to Speak in San Antonio
Mayor Maury Maverick arranges a White House and State Department rally to have Secretary Hull speak on Pan American Day in San Antonio. The event is planned for mid April with dates around April 13 or 15, 1940s context.
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Hull
S.A
Washington
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Cuttyresman
White House
States Department
Maverick Receives Card From Davis Amid City Talks
Davis sent a belated card to Maverick and Keith C. Ray Davis received the invite from Mayor Mary Maverick. The note hinted favorability, with the Columbus postcard and references to city officials. The mayor's plane was grounded awaiting departure to Washington, D. C. for Hull.
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Maverick
Kuli
C. Ray Davis
Mary Maverick
Henesday
Columbus
Ohio
Press
Dent
White House
Washington, D. C
Hull
Washington
Britain Demands Equality in Romanian Oil Exports
Bucharest March 6 Britain asserts it demands full equality with Germany in sharing Romanian exports including oil. The move, reportedly prompting Viorel Tilea to rush from London, signals Allied intent to curb Axis fuel resources. Romania faces a choice between Germany and the Allies as analysts note it cannot sustain both 1.5 million tons for Germany and 1.5 million for Britain in 1940 contracts.
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Bucharest
Britain
Germany
Viorel Tilea
London
Rumania
War at a Glance by the Ascorleted Mre6s
London reports seven Italian ships laden with German fuel seized by Britain as Palestine troubles spark parliamentary debate. Rome warns relations strained by seizures while British embassies bolster guards. Berlin notes sixteen British prisoners taken on the Western front. Helsinki reports continued Finnish defense against a Red Army assault on Viborg. Amsterdam cites a Dutch submarine rammed and sunk by a tug with two fatalities.
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London
Palestine
Rome
Berlin
Helsinki
Viborg
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Five Victoria women injured in highway crash
Five Victoria women, victims of a highway mishap six miles southeast of San Antonio, were in Mix hospital recovering. Names include Mrs E W Hlel with a broken rib and cuts, Mrs WH Smith with cuts and bruises, Mrs S P Smith with several fractured ribs, Mrs Paul Barnhart with a head injury, and Mrs George Shields with a broken right arm. The women were returning from San Antonio after a shopping trip when their auto skidded on wet pavement and overturned several times.
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Victoria
San Antonio
Mix Hospital
E. W. Hlel
WH. Smith
P. Smith
Paul Barnhart
Fury
George Shields
Whith
Cleaning Started at Brackenridge Sunken Garden
Spring cleaning at Brackenridge Park Sunken Garden began under Fan Dobrowolski. Eight men scrubbed the garden as work includes draining and scrubbing the basin re potting flowers and re fertilizing beds. Re potting will be dried off in the park nursery.
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Brackenridge Park Sunken Garden
Fan Dobrowolski
Mies
Brackenhtize Park Nursery
Dob~rowolski Wedneriny
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Partly steady Wednesday night and Thursday with cooler Thursday. Moderate southerly winds shift to northerly on Thursday. Airport highs around 70 Wednesday, lows near 48, Thursday highs near 66, Tuesday high 69, Wednesday morning low 44. City highs 11, low 48. East Texas partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, warmer on the lower coast, cooler northwest interior Thursday. Fresh southerly winds shift to northwest and north Thursday morning. West Texas cloudy north with drizzle in the Panhandle, clearing Thursday, colder Wednesday night and southeastern Thursday.
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Steudy
East Texas
East One-Hundredth
Meridian
West
Texas
Southeas
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